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turban

[tur-buhn] / ˈtɜr bən /
NOUN
headdress
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Amrit Kaur, a Sikh teacher who grew up in Quebec and who wears a turban, is one of the appellants in the case.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei, a cleric who has a salt-and-pepper beard and the black turban of the "seyyed" -- descendants of the Prophet Mohammed -- is a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

His black turban, clerical robes and graying beard composed the picture that adorned offices, walls and billboards across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

In more public settings, other eyewitnesses said he obscures his face - covering his eyes with a scarf draped over his turban, and often standing at an angle when addressing an audience.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Like all policemen in the British concession, he was a bushy-bearded Indian with a red turban wrapped around his head.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz




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